The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Produced by Rankin/Bass Productions

197524 min5.4 / 10

A gentle, faith-affirming holiday musical about kindness and miracles, centered on a blind shepherd's redemption through community and wonder.

A young shepherd, Lucas, is blinded by lightening, and some kindly nuns at a nearby abbey take him in. Sister Catherine describes snow to Lucas, who has never seen it. Lucas gets chosen to play an angel in the abbey's Christmas pageant, and the Christmas snow that falls during the pageant works a small miracle.

Questions people ask

  • Is The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity83

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Same Mood as The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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